Chooch

Name: Chooch
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2005-11-20T14:58:33-08:00

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Movie Info

A guy eager to leave some bad luck behind unexpectedly walks into a series of disasters in this comedy. Dino Condito (Carmine Famiglietti) has been persona non grata in his neighborhood in Queens ever since he flubbed a crucial play that cost his softball team the league championship against Hoboken. Months later, Dino is still the butt of jokes and he's losing all confidence in himself, so his cousin, Jubilene (Joseph Summa), decides to help him out. Cashing in his savings, Jubilene surprises Dino with a vacation in Cancun, Mexico, that he's convinced will lift his spirits. Unfortunately, a luggage mix-up at an airport in Mexico makes Dino and Jubilene the target of a handful of local gangsters and corrupt soldiers. Soon, the guys are being chased from one end of the country to the other and end up in all kinds of trouble before word gets back to their "crew" in Queens that their buddies need to be rescued.

Rating:

R (adult situations/language)
Genre:

Comedy
Directed By:

J.C. Bari, Rajeev Nirmalakhandan
Written By:

Lucas Limone
In Theaters:

Aug 27, 2004 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jul 26, 2005
Runtime:

81 minutes
Studio:

Artistic License

Cast

Paola Walker
as Ladonna

Pete Medina
as Sergeant Major

John Sialiano
as Narrator

Carmine Famiglietti
as Dino Condito

Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini
as Ball Player

Tami Powers
as Hook Girl

Kiwi Limone
as Kiwi Condito

Stefan Lysenko
as Billy Del Nino

Gino Cafarelli
as Nicol Rubino

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Critic Reviews for Chooch

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (4) | Rotten (6)

Chooch is really just an outline for a movie.

August 30, 2004 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Anita Gates
New York Times
Top Critic
The sort of vanity project that gives amateurs a bad name.

August 27, 2004 | Rating: 0/4

Lou Lumenick
New York Post
Top Critic
It's an earnest affair that looks like a neighborhood project on film (16-mm, in fact, blown up to 35) for someone's anniversary or birthday party.

August 26, 2004 | Rating: 1/4

Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
Top Critic
Devoid of Sopranos stereotypes, the film charms with its p.c. portrayal of Italian Americans, yet the depiction of Mexicans veers toward the offensive.

August 24, 2004 | Full Review…

David Blaylock
Village Voice
Top Critic
An absolute chore to sit through, unless you happen to come from the same block as the filmmakers, in which case you might produce a few charitable chuckles, just to be nice.

September 4, 2005 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com
[A] contrived but pleasant enough comedy.

October 6, 2004 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Ken Fox
TV Guide